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Raspberry Pi AI Camera - 12.3MP Sony IMX500
· MPN: SEN0651
This compact AI camera module brings on-board vision inferencing to Raspberry Pi projects using the Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor. It combines a 12.3...
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This compact AI camera module brings on-board vision inferencing to Raspberry Pi projects using the Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor. It combines a 12.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor with integrated AI processing, enabling real-time visual data processing without a separate AI accelerator.
It is suited to applications such as object recognition, facial detection, security systems, smart robotics and environmental monitoring. The wide field of view and high-resolution imaging make it useful anywhere you need image capture and machine-learning output from a small Raspberry Pi-compatible module.
The camera works with the Raspberry Pi software stack, including libcamera and Picamera2, and supports tensor metadata output for more advanced image-processing workflows. It also provides flexible image outputs including Bayer RAW10, YUV/RGB ISP output, ROI and metadata.
The shipping list includes one Raspberry Pi AI Camera.
Features:
- Powerful vision AI processing: Integrated AI processor accelerates machine-learning tasks directly on the camera module.
- No external AI accelerator required: Enables AI-powered applications such as real-time image classification or facial recognition with simplified hardware.
- High-resolution imaging: 12.3-megapixel resolution with a wide field of view for high-quality images and video.
- Raspberry Pi ecosystem integration: Compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers and the Raspberry Pi software stack.
- Library support: Designed for use with libcamera and Picamera2.
- Flexible output and metadata support: Supports Bayer RAW10, YUV/RGB ISP outputs, ROI and metadata.
Specifications:
- Sensor: Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor
- Resolution: 12.3 megapixels
- Sensor Size: 7.857 mm (1/2.3” type)
- Pixel Size: 1.55 µm x 1.55 µm
- Image Dimensions: 4056 x 3040 pixels (horizontal/vertical)
- IR Cut Filter: Integrated
- Autofocus System: Manual adjustable focus
- Focus Range: 20 cm to infinity
- Focal Length: 4.74 mm
- Horizontal Field of View: 66° ±3°
- Vertical Field of View: 52.3° ±3°
- F-stop: f/1.79
- Infrared Sensitivity: No
- Image Output: Bayer RAW10
- Image Output: ISP output (YUV/RGB)
- Image Output: ROI
- Image Output: Metadata
- Tensor Input Size: Max. 640 x 640 (H x V)
- Data Type: int8 or uint8
- Memory: 8,388,480 bytes (firmware, network weights, and working memory)
- Framerate: 2x2 binned: 2028 x 1520 10-bit @ 30fps
- Framerate: Full resolution: 4056 x 3040 10-bit @ 10fps
- Dimensions: 25 mm x 24 mm x 11.9 mm
- Cable Length: 200 mm
- Cable Connector: 15 x 1 mm FPC or 22 x 0.5 mm FPC
- Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C
A strong choice for makers and developers building Raspberry Pi vision AI projects, from smart cameras to robotics and monitoring systems.
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- FPC
- FPC stands for flexible printed circuit, a thin flat flexible cable or connector style often used where space is tight or some movement is needed, commonly for displays, cameras and other high-density connections. Connecting to an FPC connector generally needs a matching cable with the correct pin count, pitch and contact orientation.
- ISP
- In electronics, ISP usually means In-System Programming, a way to load firmware onto a microcontroller while it stays on the board (often via an ICSP header), or an Image Signal Processor, hardware that turns raw camera sensor data into usable images and offloads the main CPU. The surrounding context shows which meaning applies.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, the three primary colours of light that are mixed in varying amounts to make a wide range of colours. In electronics RGB can refer to an LED or pixel that blends these three colours, or to a colour signal or interface that carries separate red, green and blue channels.
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